Flag holder



April 2, 1929. Q L 7 1,707,557

FLAG nommn Filed Sept. 29, 1927 1705115561", char/es fi Lea Patented Apr. 2, 1929. f

UNITED ST S PATENT 0FFICE.

' CHARLES H. LEAP, or INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

' FLAG OLDER.

Application filed September 29, 1927. I Serial No. 222,725.

which will hereinafter appear by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawing, formmg a part thereof, 1n wh1ch"- Flg. 1, 1s a view 1n slde elevation of my 1nvention applied to a radiator cap,the 1 cap.

staff being shown in dotted lines;

Fig.2, is a top plan view of the device re moved from the supporting cap and showing the clamp in full lines in the position, which t assumes before the clampis opened, and in opened posit-ion in dotted lines; and

Fig. 3, is a front elevation of the device detached from its support.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views. 1

In Fig. 1, 2 is an automobile radiator frame and 3 is the radiator cap, of any usual and suitable construction.

The flag supporting device is formed out of a slngle piece of sprlng tempered wire,

which is bent approximately at its middle in U form as shown at 4 to form a rest upon which the base of the flag staff will be sup ported. The two stems of the U-shaped wire extend upwardly parallel with each other for a suitable distance, and are there bent toward each other in circular loops '5'and 6,01? such diameters as to receive the flag staff with a close fit. One of the'stems, below the loop 6, is bent into a loop 7, to also receive the flag staff through it and act as alower support and guide for the staff to keep it parallel with the wirestems and on the rest 4.

The two stems are bent rearwardly and at right angles to, or horizontally, with reference to the vertical stems of the U-shaped portion, in curves 8 and 9. They cross each other thereby forming an oval between the bearing feet on the jaws.

loops and crossing place, and they are contlnued to the rear, each 1n curves 10 and 11, in

opposite directions, to form clamping jaws, as shown. To secure a wider bearing for the jaws,fthe ends of the wires are bent in open loops forming members 18, which are below, and parallel with members 10 and 11, and the extreme ends of the wires are bent down to form short feet 14, which are adapted to contact the radiator top. and hold the clamp jaws up, above the usual extended cap base 16.

In operation the flag staff is first inserted in the loops 5, 6 and 7, preferably with aclose fit; then the jaws of the clamp are sprung apartas shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 to admit placing of them about the radiator This spreading of the jaws contracts the loops 5, 6 and 7 causing them to more securely grip the flag staff. I

- Asaprotection to the finished radiator cap the jaws will preferably be covered with rubber tubing 17, as shown in Fig. 1, and this may be extended to cover the feet 1 1 and 15,

which rest upon the radiator. I

Having thus fully described by invention what I claim as new and wish-to secure; by Letters Patent isformed out of a single piece of wirebent U shape to form a rest and stop, then into receivlng and holding loops, and also into clamping jaws which jaws cross each other between their ends and nearest-loops said aws 1. A support for the purposes specified,

having return bend portions towiden thebearing portion of the jaw,one stem of the V U-bend having a holding loop near the U I bend. remote from the first holding loops.

2. A. support for the purposes specified,

formed out of a single piece of wire'bent U-' shape to form a rest and stop, then into receiving and holding loops, and also into clamping jaws which aws cross each other between their ends and nearest loops said jaws having return bend portions to widen the bearing portion of the jaw'and downwardly extended.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

f HARLEs H. LEAP. 

